What is an independent clause?
A sentence that has a complete thought.
What is a dependent clause?
A sentence that cannot stand alone.
What is the dependent clause in the sentence? While we are learning to jump rope, they are learning to juggle.
While we are learning to jump rope
What is a compound sentence?
Has two or more independent clauses joined together with a conjunction (fanboys)
Is this a complex sentence? I like coffee, and Mary likes tea.
No, it is a compound sentence.
What is a complex sentence?
Has one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses that are joined together with a subordinating conjunction (awubis)
List 5 subordinating conjunctions. (Awubis)
although, after, as, while, when, until, becasue, before
What is a simple sentence?
1 complete thought - or an independent clause.